The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-10
ROAD NEWs


The following items are taken
from the Junction City Union:
One Of the curious results Ofthe con-
structiOn Of the Missouri Pacific road
through Usage county, ls that Rich
Hill coal Is hauled over the Usage
county coaltields and sold in Council
GrOSe and points west. cheaper than
Usage county coal. 10 IL one OF the
curious results Of these corporations
owning cOalfields The Missouri
Pacific own the Rich Hill mines and
does not own the Usage county coal
fields.
A Belleville paper tells us that
second mortgage Of the Junction City
& Fort Kearney railroad company,
and also the first mortgage Of the
branch Of that road from Lawrence
burg to Belleville were recorded By
Mr.. Barley last week, the mortgages
being given to the American Loan &
Trust Company, Of Boston. The
mortgage Is TO secure an issue OF bonds
not to exceed $4,000 per mile,
the bonds to draw per cent interest.
This road belongs 20 the Union Paei-
DC, the mortgage being signed by
AMAAAca It A11GA1 EANAAlE-
The competition Of the Chicago &
Northwestern and the Chicago, Mil
waukee d st. Paul railroads for Kan.
sas traffic via the Omaha & Marys
willie cut OF OF the Union Pacific,
down the Blue to Manhattan, thus
severely cutting into the business of
the eSOuthWesteTn Railroad association
lines is almost certain to lead to q
serious war Of rates on all western
freight business. Since the compile
ton Of the Manhattan cut Off both
the Northwestern and Milwaukee &
st. Paul commenced to take business
at cut rates 10 Kansas territory. AT
first lumber rates were cut by those
roads who thus succeeded ia getting
the bulk Of the traffic. Since then,
Il Is stated, those rOads have also COM
menced to complete for all other
Kansas traffic aud succeeded in tax
ing considerable business from the
southwestern roads.
LindsJOrg Netgs:
IL Is stated by an exchange that the
pressure Of committees from towns
along the various proposed routes OF
the u. p. and A. 4. & :. +. at the
head offices Is something immense;
at nearly all hours Of the day these
committees may be seen pleading
with the officials 10 push forward
their projects aud offering them the
required aid.
Merton Rdnsdn.
This county last fall voted one hum
dred and twenty-five thousand dOllRrs
20 the c. Wood Davis road IL il would
build q branch from Canton, in Nc
PhersOn county, through this city to
Wichita and south, and also q branch
from the same first named point TO
Burton and south. The amount Of
those bonds Il no small sum, besides
equally large amounts were voted in
other counties to the same proposed
line. If the Rock Island company
can In any wav reach aud utilize this
proposed line and secure the subsidies
we believe they will do Il, because
they are good and feasible, and fur
thermore because there is money In
them. The Rock island road cannot
afford 10 90 around this city, and has
doubtless begun 10 find this fact out,
no matter what Mr.. Low may have
thought or done some time sgu.
A telegram was received from Me
PheTsOn yesterday announcing that
the right Of way commissioners for the |
Rock Island railroad have instructions |
20 proceed ~ oEce 10 puiChsst |
the ground for the rOad bed from |
Canton to this city. A sim /
liar report comes from Wichita, and |
10 the further effect that the company |
have already agreed as 20 which route |
they will take through the city.
Sterling BHHefin:
The GeneseO Herald says that two |
passenger trains run each east and /
west as far Ne McCracken, in Ness |
county. From this we judge that the /
construction company Is operating |
the line west Of 9eneseO.
The Salina, Sterling 4 Southwest
ern railroad was completed 10 Hutch /
inson on Saturday last. The cennec-
ton with the Wichita branch was
made at eleven o'clock in the fore, /
noon Of that day.
There is considerable wark vet to
be done IN leveling up, etc, on the
Salina, Sterling & El Peso road before /
the construction company can turn Il |
over 10 the Missouri Pacific. The cold /
weather materially retards this work. /
Along the line Of the Kansas 4
Colorado rOad in Rice county there
has already been started several pros
porous towns. They Vill ali help /
build up the county and reduce taxa
ton. The line Of the above read runs
thropgh the garden spot Of Kansas.
The construction train on the Sa-
lima, Sterling 4 El PasD railroad vent /
west on Sunday last. We understand
that they will 70 20 work on the eK-
tenslon Of the Kansas a Colorado In
Nes county. The road win probably
reach Colorado Springs BY June next,
giving us q through line % Denver.
Look on your guaranise card and
zee vhenlMF. Russell ia to bring you
your Practical Home Physician.
Says a subscriber; ANY ore Who yin
take the pains to examine the Pracll.
csi Home Physician win not hesitate
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